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Na Fianna Nuacht 13ú Feabhra 20151

Na Fianna’s Dubs

Best of luck to Dublin’s Senior Hurlers including Joey Boland and Shane Barrett in Sunday’s

NHL Div 1A opener against Tipperary In Parnell Park on Sunday at 2pm.

Good luck also to Eimear Nolan and Dublin Minor ladies footballers as they begin the

defence of their Leinster crown tomorrow (Sat 14th) with an opening home tie against

Westmeath in Chanel at 2pm.

Scoil Chaitríona Avenue

Gas Networks Ireland will be doing works on the avenue into Scoil Chaitriona, this coming

week during the midterm. This will involve digging up the footpath to put in a new gas line to

the school. As a result, Club members are advised that the avenue is not available from

Monday to Friday next week.

Additionally, on an ongoing basis, cars are parking on the grass verge on the avenue into

the school. This is damaging the grass and also makes it difficult for cars to get through.

Members are asked not to park there. Your cooperation in this matter would be appreciated.

Weekend ActionOur U-21B footballers are in Championship final tomorrow, Saturday, in Chanel at 12.30

against Naomh Mearnóg. Busy day of fixtures this Sunday with adult cup action. Starting

with Inter footballers at 10am in Mobhi Road against Ballyboughal in Loving Cup. Later at 12

in Collinstown, our Junior A footballers host Ballyboden in Conlon Cup and our AFL8 team

travel to Ballyboughal for Murphy Cup fixture. Our Junior hurlers are also in competition at

2.30pm in Mobhi Road hosting Erin Go Bráth in Millar Shield. Also on Sunday at 11am our

three Minor football teams are away in league. A’s play Cuala in Shankill, B’s travel to

Sancta Maria to play Ballyboden and C’s play Good Counsel in Galtymore Road. Best of

luck to all teams and all support welcome. Full fixture list on website.

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Mock Marriage - 21st February

Na Fianna’s Mockarriage takes place on Saturday 21st February in the Club and tickets to

the main event are selling very well. Preparations are at an advanced stage and no little

detail is being overlooked as our talented wedding planners take to their task with the air of

professionals. Members will be amazed by the creative streak being shown by our dedicated

team of planners. Expect to see the full thing on the day complete with ranting fathers,

tearful mothers, bitching bridesmaids, glamorous groomsmen, eccentric clerics, a fabulous

wedding band and of course our blushing bride and gorgeous groom and not a single

chocolate fountain to be seen.

The joint Hen and Stag party, hereinafter to be known only as the Hag, is being held in the

Club this Saturday night, St. Valentines night…..one, two, three…awww! Should be a great

night and is open to everyone to come along and join in the fun from 9pm.

Tickets are €25 for the full event to include full wedding banquet and ‘Afters’ tickets to

include entry to the speeches, not to be missed, are just €10. Promises to be great fun,

tickets now on sale in bar but get yours before they’re gone.

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Club LottoThis week’s Na Fianna Club Lotto winning numbers were;

3 6 13 15

No jackpot winner but congrats to our Match 3 winners Leslie Redmond, Matt Bowden,

Gavin Radford c/o Vinny who won €45 each.

Congrats also to our five Lucky Pick winners who won €15 each, Niall O Ceallacháin, Gerard

Mackey, Brendan Doggett, Kevin Hughes c/o Vinny, Mick Cooney c/o Vinny.

See Club website www.clgnafianna.ie for application forms and direct debit mandates. Next

week’s Club Lotto Jackpot will be €6,250 please support.

2001 Girls Pre-Season Boxing

As part of their pre-season build up, our 2001 Girls football panel (pictured above) completed

5 weeks of boxing training with Paul Quinn, who is a Development Officer with the Irish

Amateur Boxing Association. It was something new and completely different for the girls to

try. They absolutely loved it and it was a brilliant way of getting them fit, teaching them how

to use their natural body strength as well as improving their agility and footwork. Well done

girls.

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Camogie Awards

Congratulations to Na Fianna’s Blaithin McQuillan and Roisin Baker who won awards at the

recent Camogie Annual Awards ceremony. Blaithin won County Minor A player of the year

and Roisin the Minor B player. It was a great achievement for the Club to win both Minor

awards and well done to all involved.

Blaithin receiving her award from Uachtarán Cumann Camógaíochta, Aileen Lawlor.

Spring Fair—Sunday 8th March.Annual Spring Fair will be held on Sunday 8th March from 1 to 5 pm. Arrangements are being

put in place for people to run stalls etc. and the organisers are asking members to continue

to put items aside to fill out stalls, Wheel of Fortune, Bottle stall etc. Set up is listed for Sat

7th March and we aim to be finished in good time to attend the Dublin double-header

matches in Croke Park. Volunteers also needed to support the regulars on this project;

contact Martin 087-9092732 for details.

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Members’ SubscriptionsThe Club Executive confirmed at its meeting on 20 January 2015 that all membership fees

must be paid in order for players to be eligible to train and play matches. Unpaid players are

not covered by Players Injury Schemes for any injuries incurred during training or matches.

Teams will not be entered into competitions unless the required number of fully paid up

players are registered with the Club. Players who part paid their subscription in 2014 must

pay the balance as well as their 2015 fees before they are eligible to play.

The online payment facility on the Club website has been updated to facilitate instalment

payments for family memberships. Subs can be paid online www.clgnafianna.ie , can be

dropped into the Club office Mon-Fri 9am-1pm or can be given to team mentors.

U-16A Title For St Aidans CBS

Congrats to St Aidans CBS on their recent U-16A Championship win. Pictured above are the

Na Fianna reps on that team l/r Ciaran McHugh, Donal Ryan (capt), James Doran, Keith

Doran, Matthieu Burke.

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Handball News

Congrats to Ned Flynn on regaining his Leinster over 70 singles title 21-7, 21-0 recently.

Hard luck to Meadhbh Ni Dhalaigh losing out in Minor Leinster singles final v Kildare and

also in the Leinster Senior Singles Colleges Final to Kilkenny.

Hard luck also to John Molloy in last Wednesday’s over 65 A Singles Final where he

faced a tough opponent, Eugene Kennedy, who is among the top players in that grade.

Best of luck to Egin Jensen and Frank Daly tonight (Fri 13th Feb) against Meath in the

over 50A Leinster Doubles Semi Final in Leixlip. Good luck also to our Juveniles

competing in Leinsters this Sunday in Carlow.

Under 15 Doubles Neil Donnelly and Eoghan Cooney

Under 15 Singles John Mc Kenna

Under 13 Singles Tom Gleeson

Under 14 Doubles Aidan Mc Cullough and Fiach Mac Fhinn

Seachtain Na Gaeilge

Beidh Oíche Airneán ar siúl le ceol, damhsa agus filíocht mar chuid de cheiliúradh Seachtain

na Gaeilge, 7ú Márta sa chlub. If you would like to take part please contact Gerry Flanagan,

Tom Flaherty or Mairéad Bhreathnach ar [email protected] nó 087 6466622.

Physiotherapy Services @ Na Fianna

Exwell Clinic by arrangement with Na Fianna will resume physio sessions in the Club next

Tuesday evening. Sessions with Colm Coughlan, by appointment only, will be held every

Tuesday from 6pm. To make an appointment, call 7006270 and quote Na Fianna as

reference. Specially negotiated cost per session to Na Fianna members is €30.

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2015 Sports Prediction Quiz

Following on from the success of last year’s Sports Prediction Quiz and the great sense of

fun and craic it created, the organisers have got together to agree the format for the 2015

version which will include an even bigger and better range of prizes. The forms have now

been printed and are available in the Club bar, throughout the Club tomorrow and from team

mentors next week.

Members should note that the closing date for receipt of completed forms is 8th March.

Pictured at presentation of prizes from last year’s Prediction Quiz were Conor Dolan and

Kathryn Dolan (sellers’ prizewinner) and Manus McAleer (Haven Pharmacy McAleers – last

year’s sponsors)

Huge thanks are again due to Dalcon Print Ltd who have printed the forms and kindly agreed

to do so free of charge.

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Thanks For Your Old Clothes!

Pictured above are the 2001 hurlers who packed all the clothes for recycling following the

recent fundraising campaign. Sincere thanks to all who contributed.

Club Shop

The Club Shop, located in Clubhouse foyer, will open tomorrow Saturday 14th February from

9am to 1pm.

Club Hurley Shop Sale

The pre-season sale at the Club Hurley Shop, located at the rear of the Clubhouse next to

the outdoor handball alley, ends tomorrow (Sat 14th). Great value in helmets and bulk hurley

repairs. Hours of opening are 9am – 5.30pm Thursdays and Fridays and 9am-12pm on

Saturdays.

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Facilities Update

Well done to the Facilities Committee on their ongoing work around the Club.

Their most recent undertaking has been the provision of floodlights in the outdoor handball

alley and sincere thanks are due to all involved. Dave Buckley and Charlie O’Reilly did wiring

for and erected flood lights into the outdoor alley. Martin O’Leary and Jim Heffernan erected

scaffolding for this project. Switch and times are in the equipment room. Good additional

light will help teams/training groups to warm up here prior to moving onto all-weather pitches

for training.

Ongoing work continues in Collinstown as part of the clearance project. The trees have been

cut and members are reminded that timber is available for removal. See photo below of one

Club member’s stock of firewood from Collinstown.

Two tracked machines have been on site in Collinstown for 4 days this week. All trimmings

have been moved to boundary hedges. Roots and briars have been dug up and removed to

same areas. Old grass scraws have been pared back and initial levelling process has begun.

The place looks great and members are invited to go up for a look and a walk through.

Facilities estimate that there is capacity, on the basis of the good quality soil that is up there,

to develop a full sized adult training pitch and juvenile training cross pitches. Thanks to

everyone for support to date and ongoing volunteer support is requested as we go about

ploughing, tilling, levelling and seeding. Members’ support of the various upcoming

fundraising activities will help to fund these and other planned projects.

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Christmas Market Review

As you know Na Fianna has operated a Christmas market for the past two years. The

organisers are now looking for your feedback on all aspects of this event that will feed into

the planning process.

The feedback being sought from the Club membership should cover both 2013 and 2014

and should include what in your opinion worked well and what didn’t. Suggestions around

how things could be done differently or even new ideas would also be appreciated. All

observations will be accepted and evaluated and will be dealt with in strictest confidence.

Comments can be emailed to [email protected]

Scoil Rince Mobhí

Scoil Rince Mobhí, known to many Club members and includes Club members also, will hold

a fundraiser with a difference in Na Fianna on Thursday 26th February. As a unique event

you are invited to attend a fun filled Musical Bingo night, which is just like bingo but with

music instead. Great fun and prizes on the night and it all kicks off at 9pm.

Camogie Refereeing Courses

A number of refereeing courses are being organised by Dublin Camogie in advance of the

2015 season. A Go Games course will be held in Parnell Park on Wednesday 18th February

from 7-9.45pm. This is for girls and boys who wish to referee all age groups of Go Games

from U-8 to U-12. Minimum age to attend is 15 years.

Another course, to be held over two Tuesday nights, 17th and 24th February, in Parnell Park

7-9.30pm, will be for girls and boys who have refereed Go Games last year and wish to

progress to refereeing U-13/U-14. Minimum age for this course is 17years.

All enquiries to Anne Ryan 0863400387.

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Sean Nós don ÓigeSean-nós is a fun, freestyle, improvisational form of solo Irish dance, often compared to

street tap.

A series of bilingual classes are being arranged in Drumcondra by Sibéal Davitt where kids

from ages 7-13 will learn a strong repertoire of sean-nós dance steps and the ability to

improvise to traditional Irish music.

Where? Drumcondra Arts and Business Campus (ABCD) Dance Studio

When? Fridays (6-27 February) 15.40 - 16.30

What to wear? Shoes with a hard sole or tap shoes

€35 for 4 weeks / €65 for siblings

Booking essential, details at www.sibealdavitt.com [email protected]

…and finally

Congrats to Sarah Quinn and Aidan Downes on their recent engagement.

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Comhbhrón

Sincere sympathies are extended to the Boardman and Brennan families on the recent

passing of Ned Boardman, father of Betty, father in law of football mentor Pat Brennan, and

grandmother of Laura and Niall (1999).

Arrangements as follows; Funeral Mass on Saturday morning, Feb 14th, at 11am in St.

Columba’s Church, Iona Road, Glasnevin, followed by burial in Dardistown Cemetery.

House private.

Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Fógra Tabachtach

The objective of Na Fianna Nuacht is to communicate as much club activity as possible however it is important to note that allitems for inclusion in either Club Notes or Na Fianna Nuacht are reported to [email protected] or texted to 0879250697 by Sunday evening. With a membership of 2700 and approx 100 teams now competing it is difficult to ensure all clubactivity is reported upon – Do not assume that your team’s activity is already known to Na Fianna Nuacht or that someone elsehas reported it. When errors or omissions occur it is the policy of Na Fianna Nuacht to correct these in subsequent issues whenthey are reported to [email protected]

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